Letters: New store will be good for area

THIS is excellent news about Tesco opening in Yiewsley, and an important step forward in the regeneration of the area and the much-needed replacement of the dire retail proposition on offer on Yiewsley High Street.

THIS is excellent news about Tesco opening in Yiewsley, and an important step forward in the regeneration of the area and the much-needed replacement of the dire retail proposition on offer on Yiewsley High Street.

The new Tesco will offer a range of retail services, including a pharmacy and a Costa coffee, and will potentially offer a far superior range of retail options for new and existing residents, all under one roof.

One look at the current outlets on Yiewsley High Steeet and it's clear to see that, sadly, it won't be difficult for Tesco to improve on the current offer.

Retailers looking to co-exist will need to significantly raise their game and improve their retail proposition, something that will only benefit the local population and reverse the decline of Yiewsley High Street.

If they don't, there are plenty of house builders and other developers queuing up to buy land in close proximity to West Drayton station.

Taylor Wimpey has already demolished the block that contained Gordon's and Woolies, making way for the new Essence residential and retail space. This is a great roadmap for what could be done with other run-down retail blocks on the street.

The potential competition between the new Tesco store and Morrisons is particularly interesting, and good news for consumers.

After a good start, the Morrisons store has, in my opinion, rapidly gone downhill in terms of stock control, quality and customer service.

A key reason for this is the lack of competition it faces in the area.

The existing Tesco Metro is not a major threat to the Morrisons store, and so it doesn't have to work so hard to build and hold market share.

The prospect of competing against a much larger and brand new Tesco (remember that Morrisons is just an old Co-op store refitted and rebranded) will mean that both will

have to raise their game, Morrisons in particular, in order to win customers.